On average, the adult elephant produces about 500 pounds of dung per day. Since an elephant’s diet is all vegetarian, the waste produced is basically raw cellulose. Thoroughly cleaned and processed, the cellulose is converted into a uniquely beautiful textured product marketed as “Ellie Pooh Paper”. No toxic chemicals and no bleach or acids are used in the paper-making process, only basic bonding agents such as alum and rosin, along with water soluble salt dyes for coloring. There is an ongoing human/elephant conflict in Sri Lanka as these beautiful creatures encroach onto farmland, and the hope is that the production and sale of this paper may help raise awareness and tolerance for the problem as elephant dung is increasingly seen as a sustainable economic resource. Choice of square note paper in single sheets, or heart shaped single sheets. Approximately 4". Comes with an educational fact sheet printed on elephant dung paper. This product is great for children and for adults, as well.
